About the Kingston Conservation Area
The Kingston Conservation Area covers about 13 hectares and was designated by South Downs National Park in 1973. Inside the boundary are 24 listed buildings (1 Grade II*, 23 Grade II). The most significant is The Parish Church of St Pancras, Grade II*.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- The Parish Church of St PancrasGrade II*
- 6 and 7, The StreetGrade II
- Barn CottageGrade II
- Barn in the Field to the South East of Manor BarnGrade II
- Barn, Cattle Shed and Granary at Kingston FarmGrade II
- CarrsGrade II
- Friars CottageGrade II
- Garden Wall of GazeboGrade II
- Gazebo to South West of Kingston ManorGrade II
- Holdings FarmhouseGrade II
- Hollowdown CottagesGrade II
- Hyde CottageGrade II
- Hyde ManorGrade II
- Juggs Arms Public HouseGrade II
- Juggs WayGrade II
- KingstonGrade II
- Kingston LodgeGrade II
- Kingston ManorGrade II
- Manor BarnGrade II
- Rest HarrowGrade II
- Rough DownGrade II
- Stables to the North East of Quince CottageGrade II
- The Post HouseGrade II
- The Walls of the Village PoundGrade II
Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from South Downs National Park and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.